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罪障消滅 (ざいしょうしょうめつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

罪ざい障しょう消しょう滅めつ

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Meanings

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noun

expiation of sins; extinguishing of karmic obstacles

Buddhism

Buddhist term referring to the removal or purification of sinful karma and spiritual hindrances through practice, repentance, or ritual.

この経きょう文もんを読どく誦じゅすると罪ざい障しょう消しょう滅めつの功く徳どくがあるとされる。
Reciting this sutra is said to bring the merit of expiating sins.

罪ざい障しょう消しょう滅めつを願ねがって写しゃ経きょうを行おこなった。

I copied sutras by hand, praying for the expiation of my sins.

Kanji

罪guilt, sin, crime
障hinder, hurt, harm
消extinguish, blow out, turn off
滅destroy, ruin, overthrow

Similar words

懺さん悔げ
懺悔 refers to the act of repentance or confession, while 罪障消滅 is the resulting state or process of sins being extinguished.
滅めつ罪ざい
滅罪 is a more general term for the eradication of sins, whereas 罪障消滅 specifically includes the removal of karmic hindrances (障り).

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese Buddhist compound: 罪 (sin, wrongdoing) + 障 (hindrance, obstacle) + 消滅 (extinction, disappearance). The term is used in Buddhist contexts to describe the elimination of sinful karma and spiritual obstructions.